Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 14, 2018
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 14 139
Bald Eagle 0 15 96
Northern Harrier 0 4 19
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 120 197
Cooper's Hawk 0 29 56
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 8
Broad-winged Hawk 0 659 9277
Red-tailed Hawk 0 40 87
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 36 95
Merlin 0 7 11
Peregrine Falcon 0 9 20
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 3 3
Unknown Falcon 0 1 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 9
Mississippi Kite 0 0 2
Total: 1 946 10026
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 13:45:00
Total observation time: 4.75 hours
Official Counter: David Brunstetter
Observers:
Weather:
Started with rain. When it cleared we had a low cloud ceiling and partly
cloudy conditions within the valleys themselves. The valleys cleared a
little in the afternoon. Finally started raining again at end of watch.
Temps were 45-50F. Wind was 1-2 from SE then the east.
Raptor Observations:
Only one raptor seen, a SS at 1:20p on the Western side.
Non-raptor Observations:
A few monarchs in the afternoon
Predictions:
Warmer, a little breezier and a chance of rain.
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Report submitted by Dave Brunstetter (drb57@xxxxxxx)
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